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io.github.daedalus/mcp-reverse-engineering

PYPI · MCP-REVERSE-ENGINEERING · SCANNED SEP 20

A sandboxed MCP tool for reverse engineering with multiple tool integrations

0 this week 82 Trust /100
Trust breakdown (7 categories)

How this component scores in each security and reliability category. Every signal is checked automatically from public evidence about the published package, including repeated runs of it in an isolated sandbox, and we only credit what we can confirm. How we score → Why this is hard to score →

Supply Chain Security100
  • No malware found by supply-chain analysis.Pass
  • No known CVEs affecting this package version or its production dependencies.Pass
  • Runs hatchling.build at install time, a recognised native-build step with no shell scripting around it. View diagnostics → Pass
  • 1 of 22 dependencies flagged as unhealthy. View diagnostics → Partial
Provenance & Transparency45
Schema Quality & AI Usability77
  • AI-judged instruction clarity (excellent).Pass
  • Context-footprint check failed: tool/resource definitions use about 980 tokens (~122/item across 8 items; 8 tools + 0 resources), over budget; trim descriptions and params. See how to fix → Fail
  • Usage-examples check failed: none of the tools include examples. See how to fix → Fail
Stability & Change Management80
  • Stability observed for 24 of 30 days with no destabilising changes; credit accrues until the full window elapses.Partial
Tool Coverage100
  • 100% of tools have a non-trivial description (not blank, and not just the tool's name).Pass
  • 100% of tool parameters carry a description.Pass
  • Structured output schemas are declared (100% of tools); any adoption earns full credit.Pass
Tool Safety100
  • No prompt-injection markers were found in the server instructions, tool names or descriptions we captured.Pass
  • We read all 8 captured tool definition(s), and no name or description among them implies an irreversible operation.Pass
  • An AI judge read all 8 captured unit(s) of tool text and found none that tries to manipulate the model reading it.Pass
Capabilities100
  • Implements a current MCP spec version (2026-07-28).Pass
Install

How do I install the io.github.daedalus/mcp-reverse-engineering server?

io.github.daedalus/mcp-reverse-engineering runs locally as a PyPI package, launched with uvx mcp-reverse-engineering. Ready-made configuration for Claude, Cursor, VS Code, Codex and 5 more is on this page, copied from each client's own documentation.

pypi · mcp-reverse-engineering

# add to Claude Code
claude mcp add daedalus-mcp-reverse-engineering -- uvx mcp-reverse-engineering
// .cursor/mcp.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "daedalus-mcp-reverse-engineering": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "mcp-reverse-engineering"
      ]
    }
  }
}
// .vscode/mcp.json
{
  "servers": {
    "daedalus-mcp-reverse-engineering": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "mcp-reverse-engineering"
      ]
    }
  }
}
# add to Codex CLI
codex mcp add daedalus-mcp-reverse-engineering -- uvx mcp-reverse-engineering
// opencode.json
{
  "$schema": "https://opencode.ai/config.json",
  "mcp": {
    "daedalus-mcp-reverse-engineering": {
      "type": "local",
      "command": [
        "uvx",
        "mcp-reverse-engineering"
      ],
      "enabled": true
    }
  }
}
# add to OpenClaw
openclaw mcp add daedalus-mcp-reverse-engineering --command uvx --arg mcp-reverse-engineering
# ~/.hermes/config.yaml
mcp_servers:
  daedalus-mcp-reverse-engineering:
    command: "uvx"
    args: ["mcp-reverse-engineering"]
// ~/.netclaw/config/netclaw.json
{
  "McpServers": {
    "daedalus-mcp-reverse-engineering": {
      "Transport": "stdio",
      "Command": "uvx",
      "Arguments": [
        "mcp-reverse-engineering"
      ]
    }
  }
}
# add to Vellum
assistant mcp add daedalus-mcp-reverse-engineering -t stdio -c uvx -a mcp-reverse-engineering
// mcp.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "daedalus-mcp-reverse-engineering": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "mcp-reverse-engineering"
      ]
    }
  }
}
Changelog

Every change we have recorded for this component, newest first. Security-relevant changes are always shown. ▲ marks a change for the better, ▼ a change for the worse; unmarked changes are neutral.

  • 19 Sept 26 −3
    • Stability: pass → 0.77 functional
  • 18 Sept 26 +1
    • Stability: 0.97 → pass security
  • 16 Sept 26 +1

    No change was recorded against any check on this day. Stability & Change Management went from 90 to 93. That category is still filling its 30-day observation window: 27 days of observed history at the previous scan, 28 at this one. The score rises as the window fills, whether or not the server changes.

  • 15 Sept 26 +15
    • Malware scan: unverified → pass security
  • 14 Sept 26 −14
    • Malware scan: pass → unverified security
  • 13 Sept 26 −3
    • Stability: pass → 0.83 functional
  • 12 Sept 26 +1
    • Stability: 0.97 → pass security
  • 10 Sept 26 +1

    No change was recorded against any check on this day. Stability & Change Management went from 90 to 93. That category is still filling its 30-day observation window: 27 days of observed history at the previous scan, 28 at this one. The score rises as the window fills, whether or not the server changes.

Diagnostics

Diagnostic detail from the automated scan of this channel: what the scanner observed at each step, so you can see exactly where a check passed or failed. It is informational only and never changes the trust score.

Captured 20 Sept 2026 · Analysed pypi/mcp-reverse-engineering@0.1.4

Provenance No attestation

The registry publishes no build provenance for this version, so there is nothing to verify.

Result No attestation
Ecosystem pypi

Background: How many MCP packages publish verified provenance →

Install scripts 1 script
Hook Tier Command
build_backend allowlisted hatchling.build

Background: Why install scripts are a supply-chain risk →

Dependencies 22 packages
Packages resolved 22
Stale 1
Tree resolution Complete

Background: SBOMs and build attestations, explained →

MCP tools · 8 exposed · ~980 tokens

The tools this component advertises to a client, with an estimated token cost for each. Expand a tool to see its parameters and schema. The per-tool counts are indicative and are not scored directly; the schema's total context footprint is one signal in Schema Quality & AI Usability. A tool's description is untrusted text the model reads on every call, which is what makes this list a security surface and not just an inventory: how tool poisoning works →

Tool Tokens
binwalk ~139

Run binwalk to find embedded files and code in a binary. Binwalk is a tool for analyzing binary files to find embedded files and executable code. It uses entropy analysis and signature matching to identify compressed data, file systems, archives, and other embedded content.

NameTypeReqDescription
argsarrayyesAdditional arguments to pass to binwalk. Common options include: - -e: Extract found files automatically - -M: Enable signature matching - -B: Scan for common file signatures - -Y: Entropy analysis m…
fileOptional path to the file to analyze.
NameTypeReqDescription
resultstringyes

No examples provided.

file_cmd ~122

Run the file command to determine file type. The file command performs a series of tests to identify the type of a file. It can detect file formats like ELF, PE, archives, images, and many others based on magic bytes and file structure.

NameTypeReqDescription
argsarrayyesAdditional arguments to pass to file command. Common options include: - -b: Brief output (don't show filename) - -z: Try to detect compressed files - -i: Output MIME type instead of human-readable
fileOptional path to the file to analyze.
NameTypeReqDescription
resultstringyes

No examples provided.

hexdump ~121

Run hexdump on a file to display its contents in hexadecimal format. The hexdump utility displays the contents of a file in hex and ASCII, useful for analyzing binary file formats, identifying file headers, and inspecting raw file contents.

NameTypeReqDescription
argsarrayyesAdditional arguments to pass to hexdump. Common options include: - -C: Canonical hex+ASCII output - -s OFFSET: Skip offset bytes from start - -n LENGTH: Only dump length bytes
fileOptional path to the file to analyze.
NameTypeReqDescription
resultstringyes

No examples provided.

list_tools ~81

List all available reverse engineering tools. This function returns a list of all tools that are currently enabled in the configuration and available for use through the MCP server. Returns: List[str]: List of available tool names. Example: >>> list_tools() ['strings', 'hexdump', 'objdump', 'readelf', 'binwalk']

Input schema present but exposes no named parameters.

NameTypeReqDescription
resultarrayyes

No examples provided.

objdump ~130

Run objdump to disassemble and analyze binary files. The objdump utility displays information about object files, including disassembly, symbol tables, section headers, and relocation information. Essential for reverse engineering and analyzing compiled binaries.

NameTypeReqDescription
argsarrayyesAdditional arguments to pass to objdump. Common options include: - -d: Disassemble executable sections - -t: Display symbol table - -h: Display section headers - -x: Display all available headers - -…
fileOptional path to the binary file to analyze.
NameTypeReqDescription
resultstringyes

No examples provided.

readelf ~139

Run readelf to display ELF binary information. The readelf utility displays information about ELF (Executable and Linkable Format) files, including headers, sections, symbols, dynamic linking information, and more. Specific to Linux/Unix ELF binaries.

NameTypeReqDescription
argsarrayyesAdditional arguments to pass to readelf. Common options include: - -h: Display ELF file header - -S: Display section headers - -s: Display symbol table - -d: Display dynamic section - -l: Display pro…
fileOptional path to the ELF file to analyze.
NameTypeReqDescription
resultstringyes

No examples provided.

strings ~128

Run the strings command on a binary file to extract printable strings. The strings utility searches for printable strings in a binary file and outputs them. This is useful for extracting embedded strings, URLs, function names, and other text from compiled binaries.

NameTypeReqDescription
argsarrayyesAdditional arguments to pass to the strings command. Common options include: - -n MIN: Only print strings of length MIN or greater - -t FORMAT: Select output format (d, o, x)
fileOptional path to the file to analyze. If not provided, the file must be specified in args.
NameTypeReqDescription
resultstringyes

No examples provided.

xxd ~120

Run xxd on a file to create a hex dump. The xxd utility creates a hexadecimal representation of a file, similar to hexdump but with additional features like reverse conversion (hex to binary).

NameTypeReqDescription
argsarrayyesAdditional arguments to pass to xxd. Common options include: - -r: Reverse operation (hex to binary) - -p: Plain hex dump format - -s OFFSET: Skip offset bytes - -l LENGTH: Limit output to length byt…
fileOptional path to the file to analyze.
NameTypeReqDescription
resultstringyes

No examples provided.

Common questions

What is the io.github.daedalus/mcp-reverse-engineering server?

io.github.daedalus/mcp-reverse-engineering is listed in the public MCP registry as io.github.daedalus/mcp-reverse-engineering. A sandboxed MCP tool for reverse engineering with multiple tool integrations. This page covers its PyPI package (mcp-reverse-engineering).

Is the io.github.daedalus/mcp-reverse-engineering server safe to use?

io.github.daedalus/mcp-reverse-engineering scores 82 out of 100 on VerifyMCP. We found no known CVEs affecting it as of 20 September 2026. That is a record of what we were able to check automatically, not an endorsement. The category breakdown on this page shows every signal behind the number, including the ones we could not confirm.

What tools does the io.github.daedalus/mcp-reverse-engineering server expose?

io.github.daedalus/mcp-reverse-engineering exposes 8 tools: strings, hexdump, xxd, file_cmd, objdump, and 3 more. Their descriptions and schemas cost roughly 980 tokens of context every time the server is loaded.

Is the io.github.daedalus/mcp-reverse-engineering server still maintained?

io.github.daedalus/mcp-reverse-engineering is still listed as active in the MCP registry. We last reached this channel on 20 September 2026. Those dates come from our own scans of the registry and the channel itself, not from anything the publisher announced.

What licence is the io.github.daedalus/mcp-reverse-engineering server under?

io.github.daedalus/mcp-reverse-engineering declares the MIT licence, which is OSI-approved. That covers the source only, and says nothing about the cost of any service it calls.